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Did Sydney Sweeney really work at Universal Studios before breaking into Hollywood? Here's the truth. The Internet has been questioning whether the 'Euphoria' star has fabricated parts of her inspiring backstory. When news of Sweeney's Universal gig made its way to TikTok, a handful of creators who claimed to have worked at the amusement park themselves called her out and said she was lying. So, The Hollywood Reporter investigated and found that Sweeney is, in fact, telling the truth!
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00:00Did Sidney Sweeney really work at Universal Studios before breaking into Hollywood?
00:04Here's the truth.
00:06The internet has been questioning whether or not the Euphoria star has fabricated parts of her inspiring backstory.
00:12Back in November, a women's health cover story about the 26-year-old actress detailed her humble beginnings,
00:18saying she made extra cash as a teenager by babysitting, cleaning restaurant bathrooms,
00:22and leading tours at Universal Studios, all to help her family pay the bills while she was trying to make it in Hollywood.
00:28Sweeney has since been asked about working at Universal during an interview on Hot Ones.
00:32I love tour guides at Universal. I memorized the entire thing, and so I was there for a little bit,
00:38and then I actually booked Sharp Objects.
00:41And on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
00:42Like every high school kid needed a job, and I was taking anything that I could get.
00:49But when news of Sweeney's Universal gig made its way to TikTok,
00:52a handful of creators who claimed to have worked at the amusement park themselves called her out and said she was lying.
00:58So, The Hollywood Reporter investigated and found that Sweeney is in fact telling the truth.
01:02It's just that her tenure at Universal was short-lived,
01:05and she left before having a big impact on the tour circuit.
01:08Sweeney was hired by Universal Studios Hollywood on June 12, 2016,
01:12after which she attended an orientation shift followed by a training shift.
01:15However, she exited the job on July 18, 2016, when she booked an acting job.
01:20Sweeney next stars opposite Dakota Johnson in Madam Web.
01:23For more on this story, go to THR.com.
01:25This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
01:28This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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